{"id":2240289,"date":"2024-05-08T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cant-move-em-paint-over-em-contractor-has-zero-patience-for-campus-protests\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T16:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T20:37:06","slug":"cant-move-em-paint-over-em-contractor-has-zero-patience-for-campus-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cant-move-em-paint-over-em-contractor-has-zero-patience-for-campus-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Paint Over Campus Protests: Contractor Shows Impatience"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcant-move-em-paint-over-em-contractor-has-zero-patience-for-campus-protests%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240289&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Anti-Israel\u2064 protesters \u2062at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland tried to protect a vandalized\u200b wall. The hired contractor painted over them as they resisted. CWRU President Eric Kaler condemned the provocative \u200bgraffiti. The university swiftly \u200cpainted over the walls. Incidents of paint hitting students prompted an investigation. A video of the contractors painting over the protesters spread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Anti-Israel protesters at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio, tried to stand guard over a wall they had vandalized, and when they refused to stand down, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-rescued-from-hong-kong-tower-rooftop-after-fire-breaks-out\/\" title=\"Hundreds Rescued from Hong Kong Tower Rooftop After Fire Breaks Out\">contractor hired<\/a> to repaint the wall simply painted over them.<\/p>\n<p>The wall had been covered with red handprints and what CWRU President Eric Kaler referred to in a letter as \u201cthreatening, intimidating and antisemitic\u201d language. Another wall was also painted by protesters, Kaler noted, saying that the language on that wall was \u201cless threatening but still intimidating to some in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In that same letter, he announced the university\u2019s plans to paint over the walls: \u201cThe university has painted over the advocacy wall and will complete painting over the spirit wall this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kaler also acknowledged reports that students had been hit by paint as the third-party contractors went about repainting the walls \u2014 and he promised to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>The video, which quickly circulated on social media, showed three protesters standing in front of a wall while the contractor painted over the graffiti. When he got to where the protesters stood, he kept painting \u2014 after allowing them time to put on face shields.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Contractors hired to paint at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio decided the protesters wouldn&#8217;t stop them from doing their job today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QuF6tsJnj4\">pic.twitter.com\/QuF6tsJnj4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dixie (@OSiiNT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OSiiNT\/status\/1787960420629967344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>People could be heard in the video pointing out that the protesters did not have to stand there. Campus police, standing by as the situation unfolded, stated that they had informed the protesters that they would get paint on them if they chose not to move out of the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had just put up beautiful Pro-Palestinian art and at 5 a.m. Tuesday, they told them to come in and cover it up and they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-campus-anti-semitism-skyrockets-even-as-coronavirus-forces-remote-learning\/\" title=\"Report: Campus Anti-Semitism Skyrockets Even as Coronavirus Forces Remote Learning\">spray painted<\/a> over two students and a passerby that were trying to guard the wall,\u201d student JD Harrison complained to a local <a href=\"https:\/\/fox8.com\/news\/pro-palestinian-protestors-at-cwru-face-new-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOX affiliate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1715184052205000&#038;usg=AOvVaw30mpznqHO0I3crFOdodkQW\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Kaler <a href=\"https:\/\/case.edu\/president\/speeches-statements\/update-overnight-incident-spirit-wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later announced<\/a> that he had viewed the video and said that he was \u201cdisturbed\u201d by the way the students had been treated \u2014 and after offering his apologies, said that he planned to investigate the campus police who did not step in and stop the contractors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear: No students\u2014or any individuals\u2014should ever be treated this way, especially on a campus where our core values center on providing a safe, welcoming environment. This is not who we are as an institution, and I am deeply sorry this ever occurred,\u201d Kaler continued. \u201cThe university will continue to fully investigate these actions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jury-decides-rudy-giulianis-fate-in-georgia-defamation-case\/\" title=\"Jury to Determine Giuliani's Fate in Georgia Defamation Suit\">hold individuals responsible<\/a> for this behavior, including the failure of our own officers to intervene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kaler had previously told students that their \u201csolidarity encampment\u201d was illegal and must be taken down and denied their demands that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-student-government-uses-hamas-attacks-to-push-anti-israel-bds-movement\/\" title=\"Michigan Student Government Uses Hamas Attacks to Push Anti-Israel BDS Movement\">university divest<\/a> from any support of Israel.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland, Ohio, Anti-Israel protesters defend a wall they defaced. The contractor, hired to repaint it, decides to paint over them as they resist. The wall, previously marked with red handprints, sparked remarks from CWRU President Eric Kaler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2240290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1228772576.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2240289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1228772576.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2240289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2240290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2240289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2240289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2240289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}